MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
9:00 AM
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was held on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt |
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Senator Brian Birdwell |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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Senator Joan Huffman |
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Senator Lois Kolkhorst |
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Senator Robert Nichols |
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Senator Charles Schwertner |
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Senator Kel Seliger |
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Senator Larry Taylor |
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Senator Carlos Uresti |
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Senator Kirk Watson |
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Senator Royce West |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:04 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1.
Senator Nelson announced the following workgroup:
Workgroup on Special Items:
Senator Seliger, Chair
Senator Hinojosa
Senator Kolkhorst
Senator Watson
Senator Taylor
Testimony was heard on SB 1 Article III. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Senator Nelson announced the following workgroup:
Workgroup on Transferability:
Senator West, Chair
Senator Nichols
Senator Taylor
Available University Fund
Higher Education Fund
National Research University Fund
Permanent Fund Supporting Military and Veterans Exemptions
At 10:51 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed until one hour after adjournment of the Senate. Without objection, it was so ordered.
At 1:03 PM the Committee reconvened.
General Academic Institutions, Lamar State Colleges, Texas State Technical Colleges
Texas Womans University
Health Related Institutions
Texas A&M University System Administration
· Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
· Texas A&M University Texarkana
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
· Texas A&M University San Antonio
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
· Texas A&M University Central Texas
· Texas A&M International University
· Texas A&M University Kingsville
· Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
· Prairie View A&M University
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
· Texas A&M University Galveston
· West Texas A&M University
· Texas A&M University Commerce
· Tarleton State University
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
· Texas A&M University
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M Forest Service
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Texas Transportation Institute
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Texas Engineering Extension Services
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
Texas State University System
· Lamar University
· Sam Houston State University
· Sul Ross State University and Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College
· Texas State University
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
· Lamar Institute of Technology
· Lamar University Port Arthur
· Lamar University Orange
University of Houston System Administration & University of Houston
Senator Nelson resumed.
· University of Houston Downtown
· University of Houston Clear Lake
· University of Houston Victoria
Public testimony was heard.
Senator Nelson closed public testimony.
Senator Nelson moved that SB 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 8:23 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk